Move, Nourish, Believe and Make This Muffin

I actually got to have a girl’s overnight Saturday night in Santa Monica with some of my best friends from college. Oh man, it was awesome. You know that girl time when you just get to catch up and drink wine and relax? It was perfect. So perfect in fact that I didn’t subject any of them to my annoying picture taking. I’m so thoughtful sometimes. Ha ha.

Taught boot camp and ran 3 easy miles in the park immediately following to shake out the legs a little bit.

Sunday- Ran 11 slow miles while in Santa Monica.

I love being able to run and explore anywhere and everywhere. No matter where I’m going I make sure to have my Mizuno running shoes and running clothes with me.

Yesterday since I was with my girlfriends and didn’t have the boys, it was the perfect opportunity to just run by myself outside in new surroundings. There was so much to see. I found myself at the Santa Monica Pier and then in Venice Beach.

It was just awesome.

Here’s a few pictures.

Before

During:

After:

Nourish:

I feel like I nourished a lot this past weekend. I nourished my friendships by spending quality time with my best friends which I rarely get to do, especially in this fast paced world these days.

I nourished my body with some delicious food, good wine and fabulous homemade cookies and homemade Butterfinger bars. (Yeah, Deena, I’m talking about your goodies that you might have to share on here.)

I also went a little beyond nourishing just the inside when I stepped foot in the Lorna Jane store in Santa Monica again.

The store was just how I remembered it.

It was filled with so many inspiring sayings. As a woman you feel empowered to dress the part, be inspirational, dream big and get out there and want to move.

I’m not really a shopper friends (well, I guess I am if online shopping or countless Target and Costco trips count), but you let me loose in a store like this and it’s trouble.

Then as soon as I thought I was in the clear, I fell in love with these Flashdance Pants.

These pants are nicknamed “Flashies” and “travel pants” because they’ve been everywhere. They’re comfortable and easy to wear out and about, on the road and for travel. In Australia they sell a pair of these special pants every 37 seconds.

I made my best friend Deena wait so long that she just happen to find the perfect Secret Socks.

She knows her stuff friends. She’s pretty much the most stylish person I know and if she lived closer I would make her pick out my daily outfits for me. She loved these socks because they fit perfectly with her cute stylish booties and didn’t slip. She bought 2 pairs.

I probably should’ve bought them for her for letting us all stay with her now that I think about it. Oops.

Next time.

When I got home yesterday I decided we’d have a family decorating party and frozen Trader Joe’s pizzas for dinner instead of cooking. I was so excited for everyone to help decorate and in my head they were just as excited as I was.

Well…….

these guys we’re as into it as I thought. They were not about to “move” for me.

Joaquin humored me and pretended to help for about 2 minutes.

Oh hey, don’t mind him. He’s still working on the whole potty training thing and sometimes it’s just easier to not bother with pants.

Taking time to spend with family & friends is so important! Looks like you had an excellent weekend! We celebrated my nephew’s 6th birthday party this weekend & playing with all his new toys for 2+ hours Saturday was the highlight of my weekend for sure! ps. I’m making that muffin this afternoon — yum!

I love that you still got your runs in on a GF weekend! Your Mizunos had an awesome weekend as well! I am checking our Lorna Jane asap, a new sports clothing store for me to explore! Then I will decorate…

What a great weekend! Girlfriend time in Santa Moncia, you can’t get any better than that. When I come home to visit next time I am definitely visiting Lorna Jane. I think they have now opened in the Irvine Spectrum and Huntington Beach! That would be much closer for you. 🙂

The highlight of our weekend was tearing out the front hall closet to make our entry way bigger! It’s a big project, but now that the construction has started we HAVE to get it done – hopefully new tile and a bench and new walls in there by Christmas!!
Luckily we already had our outside Christmas lights up and they have been lighting up the nights since Thanksgiving!!

I went to Costco this weekend! WAHOO! Love that place and I bought some holiday decorations and some dangerous holiday cupcakes. 😉 I too was able to spend a night out with a good friend and it was so nice to have girl time, sip on wine, and not talk about fitness or healthy eating, but rather just enjoying, laughing, and having fun. Happy Monday!

I just love this post…..it has a little bit of everything in it. Your cute self modeling clothes, stuft daddy and the boys, and a delicious new chocolate muffin recipe to try. The only thing missing from this post is “Kitty”
{{{{hugs}}}} Have a great day!

I LOVE the shirts with thumb holes! So comfy. I need those pants too for my tummy! I’ve never seen the high waste pants like that. I’m so glad you had a great weekend! I got my tree up and decorated, but I still need to get my other decorations up. I’m hoping Tony finishes his work tomorrow and then we can have some fun decorating time.

omg. love that lorna jane stuff. i wasn’t aware of it until the fitfluential chat the other night. I WANT THOSE PANTS. and the shorts, and well, everything. that muffin looks good!! we did decorate my tree this weekend! the bf is a trooper 🙂

I WANT – I WANT – I WANT! I sound like a spoiled kid at Christmas time hu? Welp, I kinda sorta am 🙂 So happy to have found your site. I follow you on Instagram and didn’t know you had a website. Awesome!

Hi, I’m new to your blog and love it! I’m also in love with those flashdance pants. I’m checking them out online but unsure about what size to order. Any advice on how they run and what size are you wearing? Thanks!

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I'm Kristin. I'm a marathon running, fitness instructing, PE teaching, kitchen experimenting, busy working mom of twin boys living life's journey one day, one race and one bite at a time. [Read More …]

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